Spurs one win from NBA triumph

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Updated 9:57 AM ET, Mon June 17, 2013

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Photos: Game 5 of the NBA Finals – Kawhi Leonard of the San Antonio Spurs vies for the ball with Mike Miller of the Miami Heat on Sunday, June 16. The Spurs won Game 5 and lead the series 3-2. See photos from Game 4.

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Photos: Game 5 of the NBA Finals – LeBron James of the Miami Heat shoots over Boris Diaw of the San Antonio Spurs. The Spurs won 114-104.

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Photos: Game 5 of the NBA Finals – Dwayne Wade of the Miami Heat goes for a layup as Danny Green of the San Antonio Spurs stands helpless.

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Photos: Game 5 of the NBA Finals – The Heat's LeBron James gets a breather in the fourth quarter while taking on the San Antonio Spurs

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Photos: Game 5 of the NBA Finals – Ray Allen of the Miami Heat goes up for a shot against Manu Ginobili of the San Antonio Spurs.

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Photos: Game 5 of the NBA Finals – Dwyane Wade goes up for a dunk over Tim Duncan of the San Antonio Spurs.

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Game 5 of the NBA Finals – LeBron James of the Miami Heat shoots under pressure from Danny Green of the San Antonio Spurs during Game 5.

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Game 5 of the NBA Finals – Tiago Splitter of the San Antonio Spurs runs into tight defense from Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh and Shane Battier of of the Miami Heat.

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Game 5 of the NBA Finals – Danny Green of the San Antonio Spurs goes up for a shot against Udonis Haslem of the Miami Heat.

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Game 5 of the NBA Finals – Tim Duncan of the San Antonio Spurs sits on the scorer's table.

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Game 5 of the NBA Finals – Chris Bosh of the Miami Heat and Tiago Splitter of the San Antonio Spurs wrestle for the ball.

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Game 5 of the NBA Finals – Tiago Splitter of the San Antonio Spurs shoots over Ray Allen of the Miami Heat.

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Game 5 of the NBA Finals – Kawhi Leonard of the San Antonio Spurs shoots over Shane Battier of the Miami Heat in the first half.

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Game 5 of the NBA Finals – Kawhi Leonard of the San Antonio Spurs and Chris Bosh of the Miami Heat grapple over a loose ball.

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Game 5 of the NBA Finals – Kawhi Leonard of the San Antonio Spurs dunks.

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Game 5 of the NBA Finals – Tony Parker of the San Antonio Spurs goes up for a shot as Ray Allen of the Miami Heat looks on.

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Game 5 of the NBA Finals – Udonis Haslem of the Miami Heat boxes out Danny Green in the first half.

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Game 5 of the NBA Finals – LeBron James of the Miami Heat dunks in front of Tony Parker of the San Antonio Spurs in the second quarter.

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Game 5 of the NBA Finals – Danny Green of the San Antonio Spurs goes up for a shot against Ray Allen of the Miami Heat in the second quarter.

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Game 5 of the NBA Finals – Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich argues a call with referee Tony Brothers.

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Game 5 of the NBA Finals – The Heat's Ray Allen lays against the basket in the second quarter.

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San Antonio Spurs beat Miami Heat 114-104 in Game Five of the NBA Finals

The Spurs will be crowned 2013 NBA champion if it wins Tuesday's Game Six

Game 4 of the NBA Finals – Miami Heat players LeBron James and Dwayne Wade hug after the Heat defeated the San Antonio Spurs 109-93 in Game 4 of the NBA Finals on Thursday, June 13. The series is tied at 2-2. See photos from Game 3.

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Game 4 of the NBA Finals – LeBron James of the Miami Heat tries to pass around Manu Ginobili during the fourth quarter.

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Game 4 of the NBA Finals – Dwayne Wade of the Miami Heat drives past Manu Ginobili in the fourth quarter.

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Game 4 of the NBA Finals – Tony Parker of the San Antonio Spurs drives on Miami's Norris Cole in the second half of the game.

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Game 4 of the NBA Finals – Tim Duncan of the San Antonio Spurs shoots over Chris Bosh in the third quarter.

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Game 4 of the NBA Finals – Chris Bosh of the Miami Heat battles for the ball against Tim Duncan of the Spurs in the first half.

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Game 4 of the NBA Finals – Tim Duncan of the San Antonio Spurs reacts in the third quarter.

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Game 4 of the NBA Finals – LeBron James of the Miami Heat goes up for a shot against Tim Duncan during the first half.

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Game 4 of the NBA Finals – LeBron James of the Miami Heat takes a shot over Kawhi Leonard of the San Antonio Spurs.

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Game 4 of the NBA Finals – The Spurs' Tony Parker lays the ball up against Udonis Haslem of the Heat.

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Game 4 of the NBA Finals – LeBron James boxes out Kawhi Leonard.

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Game 4 of the NBA Finals – LeBron James of the Heat defends the ball against Kawhi Leonard.

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Game 4 of the NBA Finals – The Heat's Chris Bosh goes up for a shot against Tim Duncan, left, and Manu Ginobili.

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Game 4 of the NBA Finals – Tim Duncan of the Spurs puts pressure on LeBron James as he vies for position.

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Game 4 of the NBA Finals – Head coach Gregg Popovich of the San Antonio Spurs reacts during the first quarter.

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Game 4 of the NBA Finals – Tiago Splitter of the San Antonio Spurs loses his footing as Dwayne Wade goes for the ball.

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Photos: Game 3 of the NBA Finals – Danny Green of the San Antonio Spurs celebrates with teammate Gary Neal as they take on the Miami Heat during Game 3 of the 2013 NBA Finals on Tuesday, June 11, in San Antonio. The Spurs defeated the Heat 113-77 and lead the series 2-1. See photos from Game 2.

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Photos: Game 3 of the NBA Finals – From left, Miami Heat's Mike Miller, Chris Bosh, Dwyane Wade and LeBron James talk during a break in the game.

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Photos: Game 3 of the NBA Finals – Miami's Chris Andersen goes for a rebound against the San Antonio Spurs' Tim Duncan, right, and Danny Green, left.

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Photos: Game 3 of the NBA Finals – San Antonio's Tim Duncan and Miami's LeBron James battle for position.

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Photos: Game 3 of the NBA Finals – Gary Neal of the San Antonio Spurs makes a three-pointer over Mike Miller of the Miami Heat during the second quarter.

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Photos: Game 3 of the NBA Finals – Danny Green of the San Antonio Spurs reacts after making a three-pointer. Green has hit 12 straight threes going back to Game 2 and finished with 27 on the night.

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Photos: Game 3 of the NBA Finals – Cory Joseph of the San Antonio Spurs and Norris Cole of the Miami Heat go after a loose ball in the second half.

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Photos: Game 3 of the NBA Finals – The San Antonio Spurs and the Miami Heat face off in Game 3 of the 2013 NBA Finals on Tuesday, June 11, in San Antonio.

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Photos: Game 3 of the NBA Finals – Mario Chalmers of the Miami Heat goes up for a shot against Tim Duncan of the San Antonio Spurs in the first half.

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Photos: Game 3 of the NBA Finals – Tony Parker of the San Antonio Spurs dribbles under pressure from Chris Bosh of the Miami Heat.

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Photos: Game 3 of the NBA Finals – Manu Ginobili, right, congratulates Kawhi Leonard of the San Antonio Spurs after scoring during the first half.

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Game 3 of the NBA Finals – Chris Bosh, left, and LeBron James, center, of the Miami Heat box out Tiago Splitter of the San Antonio Spurs.

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Game 3 of the NBA Finals – Tony Parker of the San Antonio Spurs drives on Chris Bosh of the Miami Heat in the first quarter.

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Game 3 of the NBA Finals – LeBron James of the Miami Heat reacts after a call in the first quarter against the San Antonio Spurs.

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Game 3 of the NBA Finals – Tim Duncan of the San Antonio Spurs dunks the ball over Udonis Haslem of the Miami Heat.

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Game 3 of the NBA Finals – LeBron James of the Miami Heat looks to pass as he is guarded by Tim Duncan of the San Antonio Spurs.

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Game 3 of the NBA Finals – Tim Duncan of the San Antonio Spurs shoots over Udonis Haslem, center, and Chris Bosh, left, of the Miami Heat.

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Game 2 of the NBA Finals – Mike Miller of the Miami Heat reacts after making a three-pointer in the fourth quarter against the San Antonio Spurs during Game 2 of the 2013 NBA Finals on Sunday, June 9, in Miami. The Heat defeated the Spurs 103-84 to tie the series 1-1. See photos from Game 1.

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Game 2 of the NBA Finals – Tim Duncan of the San Antonio Spurs bows his head while taking on the Miami Heat during Game 2.

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Game 2 of the NBA Finals – Dwyane Wade of the Miami Heat tries to drive around Danny Green of the San Antonio Spurs in the third quarter.

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Game 2 of the NBA Finals – LeBron James of the Miami Heat blocks the shot of Tiago Splitter of the San Antonio Spurs in the fourth quarter.

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Game 2 of the NBA Finals – Tony Parker of the San Antonio Spurs uses a screen from Tim Duncan to get around LeBron James of the Miami Heat in the third quarter.

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Game 2 of the NBA Finals – LeBron James of the Miami Heat goes up for a shot against Danny Green of the San Antonio Spurs.

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Game 2 of the NBA Finals – LeBron James of the Miami Heat shoots over Kawhi Leonard of the San Antonio Spurs during Game 2.

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Game 2 of the NBA Finals – Dwyane Wade of the Miami Heat and Manu Ginobili of the San Antonio Spurs go after a loose ball.

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Game 2 of the NBA Finals – Tim Duncan of the San Antonio Spurs goes to the basket against Udonis Haslem of the Miami Heat during Game 2.

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Game 2 of the NBA Finals – Danny Green of the San Antonio Spurs makes a three-pointer over Chris Bosh of the Miami Heat in the first quarter.

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Game 2 of the NBA Finals – LeBron James of the Miami Heat drives against Kawhi Leonard of the San Antonio Spurs.

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Game 2 of the NBA Finals – Manu Ginobili of the San Antonio Spurs goes up for a shot between Chris Bosh, left, and Dwyane Wade of the Miami Heat.

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Game 2 of the NBA Finals – Tiago Splitter of the San Antonio Spurs drives to the basket against Udonis Haslem of the Miami Heat.

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Game 2 of the NBA Finals – It's a packed-in crowd at Game 2 of the 2013 NBA finals at American Airlines Arena in Miami.

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Game 2 of the NBA Finals – Tim Duncan of the San Antonio Spurs and Chris Bosh of the Miami Heat go for the jump ball at the start of Game 2.

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Game 2 of the NBA Finals – Dwyane Wade of the Miami Heat reacts in the first quarter while taking on the San Antonio Spurs.

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Game 2 of the NBA Finals – Chris Andersen of the Miami Heat dunks the ball in the first quarter against the San Antonio Spurs.

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Game 2 of the NBA Finals – Danny Green of the San Antonio Spurs reacts after making a three-pointer in the first quarter against the Miami Heat.

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Game 2 of the NBA Finals – Tim Duncan of the San Antonio Spurs goes up for a shot over Udonis Haslem of the Miami Heat.

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Game 2 of the NBA Finals – Chris Bosh of the Miami Heat blocks the shot of Tiago Splitter of the San Antonio Spurs in the first quarter.

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Argentine Manu Ginobili turned in his finest performance of the series so far, adding 24 points and 10 assists.

The Spurs opened up a 20-point lead in the third quarter, with the crowd showing their appreciation with chants of "Ma-nu" as Gregg Popovich's team closed on a first NBA title since 2007.

"I was having a tough time scoring, and I needed to feel like the game was coming to me, and I was being able to attack the rim, get to the free-throw line, and make a couple of shots," said Ginobli.

"So it felt great when I heard that. To feel that I really helped the team to get that 20-point lead, it was a much-needed moment in the series. So I'm glad to see it happen."

For the Heat, LeBron James and Dwayne Wade both scored 25 points as Miami continued a run which has seen the 2012 champions alternate between wins and losses over its last 12 playoff games.

Tuesday's Game Six will see the series return to Miami's American Airlines Arena, which will also stage Game Seven if it is required.